Promoting entrepreneurship is just part of this designer’s success plan
Gail Monica Dent is an interior designer with an MBA and a project management approach guided by her Five Essential Keys, a step-by-step approach to completing a job. “I bring in a level of planning that includes project and design management, which represent the gap between design and construction.”
Beyond her business, Provanti Designs in Bellevue, WA, Dent serves as a mentor to designers and is involved in organizations that encourage entrepreneurship. She understands that many designers have the talent to be creative, but lack the business knowledge or self-confidence to succeed. “I love owning my own company, and I just want to support other designers who want to do it on their own,” she remarks. “I want them to receive recognition and numerous awards, just as I have.”
Dent also participates in the Houzz Industry Research Barometer, the Sherwin-Williams Pro Advisory panel, the NKBA and a local organization, Washington Women in Need. Committed to improving the lives of low-income women in Washington, the organization WWIN provides financial assistance for health care and education. “Many of these women are down on their luck, and when you hear their stories and see things turn around for them, it’s amazing,” Dent reports.
